North Carolina wants out, but SA still pushing for bio-defense lab

W. Scott Bailey & Catherine Dominguez, San Antonio Business Journal, August 22, 2008 In a matter of months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could select one of a half dozen finalist sites, among them San Antonio, as the home for a new 520,000-square-foot National Bio Agro Defense Facility. But while elected officials in North Carolina recently notified federal officials of their opposition to having the facility built in Butner (one of the finalist sites) due to unanswered environmental concerns, Texas political officials continue to push hard for their entry - a Texas Research Park site located just west of San Antonio. ... North